prickley poppy alkaloids?

[visionarybear]

does anyone have any info on the alkaloid profile of the mexican prickley poppy?

also, which parts are toxic, is it only the seeds?

[X. Torris]

Always wondered about this one.  Here's what we have from Dr. Duke:

ALPHA-ALLOCRYPTOPINE  Root    
ARGEMONIC-ACID  Plant    
ARGEMONINE  Plant    
BERBERINE  Plant  410
CHELERYTHRINE  Root    
CODEINE  Plant    
COPTISINE  Seed    
DIHYDROCHELERYTHRINE  Root    
DIHYDROSANGUINARINE  Shoot    
FAT  Seed 200000 393000  
ISORHAMNETIN-3,7-DIGLUCOSIDE  Flower    
ISORHAMNETIN-3-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE  Flower    
L-GLUTAMIC-ACID  Seed    
LINOLEIC-ACID  Seed 96000 188600  
MORPHINE  Plant    
MYRISTIC-ACID  Seed    
NORARGEMONINE  Fruit    
OLEIC-ACID  Seed 44000 85800  
PALMITIC-ACID  Seed    
PALMITOLIC-ACID  Seed 12000 23600  
PHYSETOLIC-ACID  Seed    
PROTEIN  Seed 176000 181000  
PROTOPINE  Plant  840  
RESIN  Plant  17500  
RICINOLEIC-ACID  Seed 20000 39300  
ROMNEINE  Plant    
SANGUINARINE  Seed    
TANNIN  

Most mentions of toxicity include mention of the seeds or seed oil, which are also the traditionally medicinally used parts of the plant.  I had thought that any "activity" for this one was found in its latex, like Papaver poppies.

You probably saw this, but it's a nice collection of abstracts about Argemone mexicana :

//http://www.plantasmedicinales.org/abstract/feb2002/Argemone%20mexicana.htm

Hope this helps some.

[Stonehenge]

You mean to tell me the prickley poppy has morphine and codiene in it? Must be so small amounts that it makes no difference or the storm troopers would make it illegal.

Someone must have dropped a bunch of poppy seed in my back yard or else they transfered some peat pots full of little poppy plants. Nice of whoever it was cause now I've got poppies growing. Just to look at and for flower arrangement of course. By the look of them they must be hens and chicks. Better than prickly poppies I think

Stoney

[visionarybear]

thanks, looks like the seeds are the most problematic part of the plant

yes i agree opium poppies are much nicer to have in the garden..the lack of spines makes em alot weasier to work around